It really wasn't that long ago that all of us in the West would have utterly laughed off the idea of jail or death for blasphemy, and suggested medications for anyone who thought it would become the new normal.

A Sharia court convicted the 29-year-old singer after he was banned from performing due to the nature of his music.

Amir Tataloo's fans reacted furiously to the news that he had been apprehended while walking down a street in the capital Tehran in August.

He has been held in custody until his trial this week and will now be forced to endure physical punishment after defying the Ministry of Culture.

Physical punishment is what Amnesty International would call "torture" if we did anything half as severe to an actual terrorist.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought Israel’s help in containing terrorism and extremism from Pakistan even as he vowed to expand defence and security ties during his meeting with the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin.

“President Rivlin and I deeply value our strong and growing partnership to secure our societies. Our people are constantly threatened by forces of terrorism and extremism. We recognise that terrorism is a global challenge, knows no boundaries and has extensive links with other forms of organised crime. Regrettably, one of the countries of its origin and spread is in India’s neighbourhood,” Modi said here on Tuesday.

Modi said he and President Rivlin have agreed that the international community must act against terror as well as against states that encourage them.

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Smart move by India, they know all too well what is happening.
Hey i wonder when Jay Kelly will be along to accuse them of hatred?

Karan Singh commented
2016-11-17 21:31:43 -0500

No.5.
India had officially recognized the ‘State of Israel’ since 1950 and has close military relations with Israel since 1988.
India is the largest buyer of Israeli military equipment (small to medium) and IDF has been training Indian forces in counter-terrorism since 1990.